Dudhi Halwa. Lauki halwa or Dudhi halwa is a sweet Indian dessert made from bottle gourd or opo squash. Bottle gourd is known as lauki or ghiya in hindi and dudhi in marathi. So this Indian dessert is known by the name lauki halwa or dudhi halwa.

It is perfectly sweetened, creamy pudding laced with cardamom or vanilla a new twist in this recipe. Dudhi Halwa is my Mom's all-time special dessert! I have so many memories of this dish. You can have Dudhi Halwa using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Dudhi Halwa

You need 2 kg of Dudhi (Lauki).
It's 100 gm of Khoya.
You need 1.5 ltr of full cream milk.
You need 10-12 of Cashews.
You need 10-12 of Almonds.
Prepare 12-15 of Raisins.
You need 4-5 of Pistachios.
Prepare 1/2 tbsp. of Cardamom powder.
Prepare 250 gm of Sugar or as per taste.
You need 1 tsp of Green food colour (optional).
It's 100 g of Ghee.
It's of For Garnish.
Prepare of Chopped Roasted dry fruits . Pistachios, Raisins, Almonds.

Dudhi Halwa Dudhi is a summer vegetable or summer squash, so it is cooked with a lot during these months. Dudhi is very easy to digest and has high water content, making it a great vegetable for the elderly. Dudhi also is known as Lauki and Ghiya in Hindi, and this bland vegetable is versatile. Serving Ideas: Sweet and savory dudhi ka halwa is a household sweet in India.

Dudhi Halwa instructions

First Boiled the milk.(Milk should be used at room temperature or chilled)..
Take a pan add ghee inside and heat it after then add all dry fruits accept pistachos soute them some times once raisins start swelling then turn off the gas and keep the dry fruits aside..
Take a Kadhai add Ghee inside heat it add Grated dudhi(without seeds). Saute them 3 - 4 minuts..
Add milk mix well it properly. And let the milk boiled with grated dudhi..
When the ingredient mixture become dry, Add Mawa or Khoya mix well it properly..
Now add sugar. when sugar is completely melt into the ingridient then Halwa become little liquidy Let it cook by occasionally cook until it's become dry..
Now add cardamom powder stir continuously..
Mix it until ghee start coming out of the Halwa..
After that add all roasted dry fruits into this mix them well..
Now dudhi's Halwa ready for garnish. Now garnish with roasted dry fruits..
Finally Garnished Dudhi's Halwa ready for serve..
Note : Functions of Dudhi please find the snap.

It can be served as a dessert or as a sweet accompaniment to main dish. Serve it along with some namkeen to entertain the guests. Vegan Dudhi Halwa You can definitely make vegan lauki halwa. Add coconut oil or vegan butter and use almond milk instead of dairy milk. To thicken the halwa, you can use ground almond or cashew nuts.